Virginia girl found eating herself in cage in mobile home

**celeb_2006** · May 20th, 2011, 08:59 PM

Virginia girl found eating herself in cage in mobile home; parents Brian and Shannon Gore charged

Brian Gore, 29, and Shannon Gore, 25, face child abuse and murder charges.

A young girl was found caged and attempting to eat herself in a mobile home in Virginia, and cops say her parents are responsible.

The malnourished girl, believed to be either 5 or 6, was discovered in a crib that was converted into a makeshift cage after police arrived at the home in Gloucester County to investigate a burglary last week.

The girl's parents, Brian and Shannon Gore, were arrested and charged with felony child abuse. The mother was also charged with attempted capital murder.

However, the gruesome twosome now faces first-degree murder charges after the remains of what authorities believe to be another child were found buried outside their mobile home.

"I've done this for 20 years, and I've never seen anything like this in my life," Gloucester Sheriff's Maj. Darrell Warren said.

A month-old baby boy was also found in the home, but was in good condition. Both he and the older girl are now in the care of the county Department of Social Services.

The horrific find came as police investigated a robbery on April 17.

A child's remains were found buried outside the Gores' home. (WTKR)

A nearby homeowner reported his house was broken into and claimed gold bullion, a vacuum cleaner, a passport, $2,000 in cash and other items had been stolen, according to a police report.

Investigators trailed the bullion to an auction house, which claimed to have bought the gold from 25-year-old Shannon Gore.

Authorities arrived at her mobile home in Gloucester with a search warrant when they made the shocking discovery.

The girl's blond-hair was matted and filled with knots. She wore only a diaper and t-shirt and was eating flakes of dried skin on her body.

Brian Gore, 29, reportedly told police the girl had been kept in the cage since the summer.

"It was horrific. I don't know what else to say," Lt. Scott Little of the Sheriff's Department told Virginia's Daily Press on Friday.

"They seemed like nice people," neighbor Tim Hudnall told the newspaper. He noted he had seen the baby boy, but never saw a girl with the Gores in the six years they've been neighbors.

"He was really a nice guy," Brian Gore's ex-girlfriend, Sandy, told WTKR 3 News in Norfolk. "He went to church and everything."

Deputies discovered the child's remains while digging under and around a shed at the mobile home Friday evening. The age, gender and identity of the remains are not known, pending an examination by the state Medical Examiner's Office.

The Gores are being held in prison as authorities determine how the child died. An autopsy report by the state medical examiner is pending.

**nancydrew** · May 20th, 2011, 09:32 PM

Jesus fucking christ

**Sleuth** · May 20th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Skip the trial. Put them down. There is absolutely no need to keep people like them alive.

**Mercer** · May 20th, 2011, 10:09 PM

Well, as long as he found the time to go to church...
Never seen a rougher looking 25 y/o so far. When's Lohan's birthday again?

**VenusInFauxFurs** · May 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM

Bloody hell.

**McJag** · May 20th, 2011, 10:42 PM

OMG. Just shoot them. They are not human.

**piperdiva** · May 20th, 2011, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by McJag

OMG. Just shoot them. They are not human.

Word. At least the living children were rescued.

**SillyME54** · May 20th, 2011, 10:50 PM

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?! Neither of them thought it was fucked up to cage up and starve their own damn child?!?!?! Not one, but both of these sick fucks thought it was fine and dandy to do this to their own child? WTF?!?! I can't fathom how these fucked up people found each other.

**CornFlakegrl** · May 20th, 2011, 11:07 PM

I so didn't want to come into this thread.

**OrangeSlice** · May 21st, 2011, 01:38 AM

Inbred fuckers. I hope that little girl finds a good family who has the patience and know-how to help her recover from this.

**Brookie** · May 21st, 2011, 05:03 AM

Yep, the theme from "Deliverance" started playing as I clicked into the thread.

**A*O** · May 21st, 2011, 06:05 AM

Virginia... mobile home..... sigh

**Just Kill Me** · May 21st, 2011, 08:39 AM

The parents look related.
Posted from my iPhone

**Trixie** · May 21st, 2011, 08:42 AM

So weird. There was a similar case in the news here a few weeks ago. The boy finally died from the abuse and neglect and was buried under a shed and covered in concrete.

Yet the monsters just keep procreating.

**twitchy2.0** · May 21st, 2011, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Just Kill Me

The parents look related.
Posted from my iPhone

That's what I was thinking. Same basic nose, similar brow shape and identical mouths. If they hadn't labeled them as a couple I'd have assumed they were siblings.